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The recent killings in Dallas, Baton Rouge, Ferguson, and somewhere else are just the latest types of the longstanding rift between law enforcement and people of color. In this revealing journey to the heart of an evergrowing crisis, CBS Reports justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues provides neutral facts, figures, and perspectives from both edges of the community-police divide. Pegues has unusual access to top law enforcement officials throughout the country, including previous FBI director Wayne Comey and authorities chiefs in major places. He has also interviewed authorities union market leaders, community activists, yet others at the heart of this problems - people on both edges who want to push American law enforcement in a new direction. Just how do police officers perceive the people of color who reside in high-crime areas? How are they looked at by the neighborhoods that they authorities? Pegues explores these questions and even more through interviews with not only authorities chiefs but also officers on the floor, both dark and white. Furthermore he would go to the front lines of the issue as crime spikes in some of the country's major places. What he found will shock you as authorities give a candid take a look at how their careers have changed and become more dangerous. Embracing possible solutions, the author summarizes the best tips from authorities chiefs, politicians, and activists. Listeners can not only be prepared but learn what they can do about tensions with authorities in their neighborhoods. Cover design by Jacqueline Nasso Cooke. Cover design copyright Prometheus Literature.
